IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC)

IT Specialist (Infosec)

The mission of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is to foster strong communities by supporting access to quality, affordable housing, expanding the housing supply, and unlocking homeownership opportunities for the American people. The Department is committed to furthering the promise of self-sufficiency in every American while promoting economic development to revitalize rural, tribal, and urban communities across the country. This position is located in the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO). This mission of OCIO is to enable delivery of HUD programs, services, and management processes by providing high-quality information technology (IT) solutions and services. The strategic goals of OCIO are to: rapidly modernize HUD's information technology to support key business initiatives; transform the information technology infrastructure to adapt to and adopt emerging technologies; develop a cadre of highly capable IT professionals with mission critical competencies needed to meet the Department's goals; and provide secure, rapid, and reliable data and information to our customers.

As an IT SPECIALIST (INFOSEC), you will:

• Evaluate the effectiveness of existing IT Security programs. Identifies new processes, techniques, and procedures to upgrade and enhance security protocols
• Conduct risk and vulnerability assessments of planned and installed information systems to identify vulnerabilities, risks, and protection needs, promotes awareness of security issues among management and ensures sound security principles are reflected in organizations visions and goals, conducts systems security evaluations, audits and reviews and develops systems security contingency plans and disaster recovery procedures for all of HUD.
• Provide expert technical advice on security aspects of network and systems design to ensure implementation of appropriate systems security applications and policies.
• Participate in network and systems design to ensure implementation of appropriate systems security policies, facilitates the gathering, analysis and preservation of evidence used in the prosecution of computer crimes and assesses security events to determine impact and implements corrective actions.